PN ECAT

The below changes have been made to the ATI sections of our student handbooks.  They should be around page 5-7 and pages 45-47.

ATI Examinations

Critical Thinking Assessments are proctored assessments to determine students’ overall performance on specified critical thinking skills.

ATI Content Mastery Series are web-based curriculum examinations that provide students with direct feedback on their deficiencies.  These examinations will be administered throughout the program.  The exams have 2 versions, Non-Proctored (NP) practice exam and Proctored (P) exam, both of which assist students in knowledge acquisition and computerized testing.  Students must go to the atitesting.com website to take the (NP) examinations.

Nine proctored and over 50 practice exams are included.  Content areas of these assessments are:

·         Fundamentals of Nursing

·         Adult Medical-Surgical

·         Nursing Care of Children

·         Maternal-Newborn

·         Mental Health

·         Community Health

·         Pharmacology

·         Leadership

·         Nutrition for Nursing

ATI Access Codes can be found on the ATI site and/or in PN MOODLE.  Students have UNLIMITED ACCESS to NP ATI Resources for up to ONE YEAR after GRADUATION.

A score > 90 on the (NP) exams given throughout the program must be completed prior to taking the (P) exam.  The (NP) exams can be taken as many times as needed to obtain the required score.  Students need to keep in mind that there is a “lock out” period between each attempt.  The “lock-out” time will be determined by the Course Coordinator but is typically 12 hours.  The student must present documentation of achieving the required score on the (NP) exam by midnight the day prior to the scheduled date to take the (P) examination.  Students who miss the midnight deadline at the end of Nursing Level 2 will not be able to sit for the (P) exam and the day will count as an absence.  Students who miss the midnight deadline at the end of Nursing Level 3 will receive a grade of 60% on the (P) exam and the day of the (P) exam will count as an absence.

If a student does not achieve a “Level 2” score on any of the (P) exams, written remediation is required.  See Focused Review below.

Methods of Evaluation/Grading

Must pass both Theory and Clinical for successful completion of course(s).